Terry Meder, 65

Terry Lynn Meder, 65, died peacefully Wednesday December 26, 2012 after a valiant fight with cancer surrounded by his family at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Saturday December 29, 2012 at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch. Visitation will be held Friday from 4 to 8 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Memory Garden Cemetery, Iowa City. Memorials may be made to the Lustgarten Foundation a pancreatic cancer research organization. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hendersonbarkerfuneralhome.com.

Terry was born January 2, 1947 in Tipton, Iowa the son of Arnold and Liala Cocking Meder. He was a graduate of West Branch High School in the Class of 1965. On October 16, 1965 he was married to the former Mary Ann Thomas at the Downey Baptist Church. For several years he had managed the Skelly Truck Stop in West Branch and later worked as a Tank Wagon Operator for Harney Oil Company in Coralville for 30 years.

He enjoyed John Deere Tractors, camping, fishing, vacations to Colorado, nature, hummingbirds, his cats, flea markets, antique stores, and loved to laugh. He was a people person; loved meeting people, making new friends and seeing old friends.

Surviors include his wife Mary Ann Meder of West Branch. Three daughters: Toni (Tim Weiland) Meder of Chicago, Illinois, Dana Meder of Chicago, and Stephanie (Grant) Lientz of Iowa City. Three grandchildren: Avery, Owen and Finn Weiland. Brother: Thomas (Twila) Meder of North Liberty and three sisters: Patricia (Richard) Roberts of Springfield, Missouri, Mary (Allen) Copeland of St. James, Missouri and Kathleen Meder of Hills. Two half sisters: Marian Kimball and Grace Corwin both of Boulder, Colorado. He was preceded in death by his parents.

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Terry Meder, 65

Terry Lynn Meder, 65, died peacefully Wednesday December 26, 2012 after a valiant fight with cancer surrounded by his family at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral